Objective: Cycle from Nantwich to Ellesmere Port along the Shropshire Union Canal, returning by train from Ellesmere Port. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 32.5 miles Time to complete: 4 hrs, 8.1 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 4, pp 105, 106, 110-119 Costs: free parking in Nantwich. Train from Ellesmere Port to Nantwich an extortionate £31.70 (see below for cheaper option), 1… Continue reading Nantwich to Ellesmere Port
Category: Shropshire Union Mainline
Wrenbury to Winsford
Objective: Cycle from Nantwich to Wrenbury then to Winsford via the Llangollen Canal, Shropshire Union Mainline, and Shropshire Union Middlewich Branch, returning by train from Winsford to Nantwich. Trip Type: solo cycle Distance: 22 miles (17 if parking in Wrenbury) Time to complete: 2 hrs, 7.5 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 4, pp 39, 40, 106-109 Costs: free parking in Nantwich.… Continue reading Wrenbury to Winsford
Wolverhampton to Nantwich
Objective: Cycle from Wolverhampton to Nantwich up the Shropshire Union Canal over 2 days. Take the train back from Nantwich to Wolverhampton. Trip Type: solo cycle over 2 days Distance: 47 miles (43 without the diversion to Hinstock) Time to complete: 7 hrs, 6.7 mph Nicholson Guide: Guide 2 pp 44-45, Guide 4, pp 89-105 Costs: free parking in Wolverhampton.… Continue reading Wolverhampton to Nantwich